My overall point wasn't about the number, but the availability and how much of a nightmare it was to find them. You can trot out the number all day, but when you have to jump through hoops and pay scalpers 100's of dollars for a figure there is a problem that a total number of figures made can't fix.

I mean what good is it to have 215 (plus repaints ad nauseum) if you can't find the basic figures? The number is almost meaningless when you look at the track record of issues associated with distribution of those figures.

How many of those were web exclusives that people didn't have access too? How many con exclusives that people didn't have access to? How many were so short packed most people have never seen anything but a picture of them and will never own them because they simply don't exist in enough numbers?

Again the number is meaningless when you take into account all the other problems associated with the line and trying to obtain many of the figures from it.

For a good portion of the DCUC I lived in the sticks, and I never had issues finding figures. My issues were QC on them when I'd get them.

My overall point wasn't about the number, but the availability and how much of a nightmare it was to find them. You can trot out the number all day, but when you have to jump through hoops and pay scalpers 100's of dollars for a figure there is a problem that a total number of figures made can't fix.

I mean what good is it to have 215 (plus repaints ad nauseum) if you can't find the basic figures? The number is almost meaningless when you look at the track record of issues associated with distribution of those figures.

How many of those were web exclusives that people didn't have access too? How many con exclusives that people didn't have access to? How many were so short packed most people have never seen anything but a picture of them and will never own them because they simply don't exist in enough numbers?

Again the number is meaningless when you take into account all the other problems associated with the line and trying to obtain many of the figures from it.

My point exactly. Well made.That's why I started helping others find those hard to get ones.

There are 13 figures from the entire line that were legitimately hard to find and/or expensive. The 10 figures from the htf 6-packs, Volcana, Grundy and Hal Jordan. Every other figure could be found at retail, bought from MC.com or found on eBay for minimal markup. It was not that difficult.

There are 13 figures from the entire line that were legitimately hard to find and/or expensive. The 10 figures from the htf 6-packs, Volcana, Grundy and Hal Jordan. Every other figure could be found at retail, bought from MC.com or found on eBay for minimal markup. It was not that difficult.

How cute,....so blissfully unaware of today's JLU prices, or where they were released.Aquaman STAS (weast coast)Firestom (east coast)All the packs at only the SDCC, like Shayera HolMATTY

There are 13 figures from the entire line that were legitimately hard to find and/or expensive. The 10 figures from the htf 6-packs, Volcana, Grundy and Hal Jordan. Every other figure could be found at retail, bought from MC.com or found on eBay for minimal markup. It was not that difficult.

How cute,....so blissfully unaware of today's JLU prices, or where they were released.Aquaman STAS (weast coast)Firestom (east coast)All the packs at only the SDCC, like Shayera HolMATTY

That's why i'm still looking for Static Shock.

Aquaman - saw several at Target, they were going for 5 dollars on eBay a month ago.

Firestorm - several at retail. If you didn't find it, someone else did. Ask for help. Also all over eBay.

All packs from SDCC could be had on MC.com except Grundy and Shayera. Shayera can be bought online for 10-20 bucks.

Matty - if you didn't buy the packs when they were available for weeks then its your own fault. If you weren't collecting at the time, they can be found on eBay and now discount stores.

The line was only difficult if you made it that way. I came in just as late as some of you who are complaining and I had no trouble getting what I wanted.

Yeah, the argument isn't that it's hard to find certain figures when you start collecting them late in the game. Of course that would be true. It also isn't about being the first to find things, of course that is hard too (you always see collectors getting anxious when something first hits, then in a month or two that item is everywhere and everybody calms down). It also isn't about how hard it is to find them if there are no Targets where you live, or if you only go to one Target every three months--of course it would be harder to find stuff if that is your story.

There was an AFI dude who hooked up a boatload of people with the Shayera SDCC 3-pack (can't remember who it was), and it wasn't crazy expensive on ebay back then either.

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An-Gel Sakura wrote:

That's why i'm still looking for Static Shock.

That's absurd for someone who was already collecting the line and very active on AFI. I don't even believe you. All of the JLU stuff could easily be had on Matty when it dropped, and then it could all be easily had at a huge discount in one of those sales.

I think my original statement holds true. The overall line was not that hard to collect. There are different circumstances for everyone but if you made a reasonable effort and you were willing to accept help from others then you got almost any figure you wanted.

That's absurd for someone who was already collecting the line and very active on AFI. I don't even believe you. All of the JLU stuff could easily be had on Matty when it dropped, and then it could all be easily had at a huge discount in one of those sales.

j1h15233 wrote:

Matty - if you didn't buy the packs when they were available for weeks then its your own fault.

Not if you don't have paypal, or a credit card available.I don't. And my buyer fell threw on me, and cancelled the trade for my Volcana 2.0 after it was too late to get them any other way.

There are 13 figures from the entire line that were legitimately hard to find and/or expensive. The 10 figures from the htf 6-packs, Volcana, Grundy and Hal Jordan. Every other figure could be found at retail, bought from MC.com or found on eBay for minimal markup. It was not that difficult.

Honestly...I don't think the 6 packs were that hard to find. I think what happened was that a lot of people passed on them at first site, and then they became hard to find.

I remember multiple targets in my area has extra's. I picked up several for members here.

Like everyone, Volcana is that one big one that I never found, but then I kind of gave up on it. But those six packs were plenty available where I lived, and that was the middle of no where. I think people thought they'd be around like some others and they didn't end up being that way.